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so kids won't see that, it's sad. >> ifill: energy finally, mark. the music, yes, but energy on the floor, excitement, really. >> excitement and special excitement at scott walker of wisconsin. the place just exploded in what i think can only be called spontaneous enthusiasm to him. but you're right there is enthusiasm for mitt romney and paul ryan as well. david, where is new mexico, the land of enchantment. remember we used to all... (laughter) and "the silver state, nevada." >> pennsylvania, home of the pennsylvania turnpike. (laughter) >> woodruff: i miss, that, too. that is a part of the legendary american political system, the role call at these conventions. why did they do away with it? >> i think because television didn't cover it, quite honestly. >> it's not that they did away with it. but they did it quickly and early. they got it over with. >> i think one of their concerns judy, they did want it-to-get it out of the way and if it wasn't going to be covered why make it endless. but i agree with you. the think it shows above anything else w
so kids won't see that, it's sad. >> ifill: energy finally, mark. the music, yes, but energy on the floor, excitement, really. >> excitement and special excitement at scott walker of wisconsin. the place just exploded in what i think can only be called spontaneous enthusiasm to him. but you're right there is enthusiasm for mitt romney and paul ryan as well. david, where is new mexico, the land of enchantment. remember we used to all... (laughter) and "the silver state,...
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we see them talking about caps on energy intensity, caps on carbon pollution. they're still a big polluter but they are taking action. right now ironically they're probably taking more action than the united states. >> ifill: you cover these issues here this washington. you have heard as i have in the last couple of weeks climate change enthusiasts and even some obama administration people saying this is the moment we can move on this. what signs do you see that that may happen? >> it's interesting. i would say that probably the biggest block for some kind of really significant domestic climate change policy in congress is the fact that a lot of republicans are very concerned about the idea of signing on to something that could be an energy tax. there's also a lot of republicans would are skeptical about the idea that climate science is even true, that climate science even exists. republicans control the house. you need 60 votes to get something in the senate. you need 67 votes to get a climate treaty, an international treaty ratified. >> ifill: do you see a mo
we see them talking about caps on energy intensity, caps on carbon pollution. they're still a big polluter but they are taking action. right now ironically they're probably taking more action than the united states. >> ifill: you cover these issues here this washington. you have heard as i have in the last couple of weeks climate change enthusiasts and even some obama administration people saying this is the moment we can move on this. what signs do you see that that may happen? >>...
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the instrument relies on high- energy x-rays to hunt for black holes and exploding stars. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll talk with arizona senator john mccain about presidential politics, national security leaks and u.s. foreign policy. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
the instrument relies on high- energy x-rays to hunt for black holes and exploding stars. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll talk with arizona senator john mccain about presidential politics, national security leaks and u.s. foreign policy. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major...
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they've clearly put a huge amount of emphasis and energy into that state. >> warner: judy, they think virginia and the virginia returns are absolutely ucial to them winning the whole ballgame tonight. that is, one advisor said to me we not only have to win but we have to win it by two or three points. if we win it but just in a squeaker or if we lose it, he said, then it's looking so much better than wisconsin or ohio, for example, much more less pennsylvania, that if we don't do pretty well in virginia, it's going to be very tough in those other states. so they see it really as the fir domino that theyom must, must do well here. well there. >> woodruff: that's interesting that they're being candid about that. margaret, more broadly, what are they counting on tonight because, as we know, going into the evening, the polls were not in a number of these swing states were not showing a significant lead for governor romney. what is it that they're counting on? >> warner: they are counting on two things, judy. they are first of all counting on thfact that barack obama, president obama in ve
they've clearly put a huge amount of emphasis and energy into that state. >> warner: judy, they think virginia and the virginia returns are absolutely ucial to them winning the whole ballgame tonight. that is, one advisor said to me we not only have to win but we have to win it by two or three points. if we win it but just in a squeaker or if we lose it, he said, then it's looking so much better than wisconsin or ohio, for example, much more less pennsylvania, that if we don't do pretty...
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not to lose any ofi that energy. i think that governorat romney just sort of wa there to parry back every point. they disputed every point. the energy answer, where one was up, and up was up and down was down, and they were throwing out statistics so fast. i think both camps came away thinking their own supporters are energized and excited. but i don't know who's minds would be changed by last night's debate. >> woodruff: julie, what about this focus on women voters? what is it -- agai you're dealing with the obama campaign for the most part. what is it that they feel they need to say that they haven't been saying already to women's voters. >> you here from democrats who are close to this concern, that there was some concern afteren the first debate thagovernor romney presented a softer tone, a bit more moderate tone, and perhaps appealed to undecided women. that is a big concern for obama's supporters, because they have long had the advantage with women. so they wanted toso show women voters that this is the same gu
not to lose any ofi that energy. i think that governorat romney just sort of wa there to parry back every point. they disputed every point. the energy answer, where one was up, and up was up and down was down, and they were throwing out statistics so fast. i think both camps came away thinking their own supporters are energized and excited. but i don't know who's minds would be changed by last night's debate. >> woodruff: julie, what about this focus on women voters? what is it -- agai...
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>> well, look, no one's opposed to energy efficiency. there's been bipartisan agreement on it, on increases in energy efficiency for decades and our economy has grown to be one of the most energy efficient economies in the world. we've made great strides there. renewablees, i'm all for renewables. i have solar panels on my house. they simply cannot provide the assist scale of energy demanded here in the united states or around the world. natural gas continues to be vilifieds -- a fossil fuel. look at what the international energy agency said in may, the i.e.a. based in paris, since 2006, the u.s. reduced co2 emissions by 532 million tons, more than any other country on the planet. and this is not a perfect solution in terms of reducing co2, but why did the i.e.a. point to the u.s.? because low-cost natural gas is displacing coal. this is a great story. are there costs? of course there are. there's no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to energy or anything else. >> brown: kate sinding, in our last minute, do you want to answer him,
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secondly, they have to move on the question of nuclear energy. for political reasons they block the importation of american nuclear power plants, whether you like nuclear or not they expect to have power produced by nuclear. they're not going to reach their goal. they need to work with other regional states in nepal and pakistan to develop a hydroelectric grid based on waterpower which is environmentally secure. >> woodruff: complicated and a stunning situation yet one that has drawn the world's attention. >> blackouts in new dehli, i've lived through them. it's no fun. >> woodruff: steven cohen, arvind subramanian, thank you very much. appreciate it. >> ifill: next, to the presidential campaign. asian americans, the nation's fastest-growing minority, surpassed latinos last year as the largest group of new immigrants. and politicians are beginning to hari sreenivasan reports from pay attention. hari sreenivasan reports from the battleground state of nevada. >> go ahead and fill it out. sreenivasan: newly minted citizen genevieve is registering to
secondly, they have to move on the question of nuclear energy. for political reasons they block the importation of american nuclear power plants, whether you like nuclear or not they expect to have power produced by nuclear. they're not going to reach their goal. they need to work with other regional states in nepal and pakistan to develop a hydroelectric grid based on waterpower which is environmentally secure. >> woodruff: complicated and a stunning situation yet one that has drawn the...
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-certified, or designed with energy efficiency in mind. and any project that includes a green roof in its application gets a faster permitting process. faster permits mean faster move- ins and more revenue. that, combined with energy savings, is the kind of green that incentivizes developers like jason westrope. >> if every rooftop in chicago was covered with green roof, the city could save $100 million in energy every year, so there is a direct benefit between the amount of heat energy gained by a building that's not covered, or protected, by a green roof, and that does translate into cooling costs downstairs. >> sreenivasan: downstairs is 900 michigan avenue, a luxury retail, office, and condo building. the green roof was installed because of the city's incentives, but they expanded it when they realized it was attracting tenants. chicago is also taking the fight to the streets. to see one of chicago's most ambitious projects, we met janet attarian in a downtown alley. she is a project director for the city's department of transportation
-certified, or designed with energy efficiency in mind. and any project that includes a green roof in its application gets a faster permitting process. faster permits mean faster move- ins and more revenue. that, combined with energy savings, is the kind of green that incentivizes developers like jason westrope. >> if every rooftop in chicago was covered with green roof, the city could save $100 million in energy every year, so there is a direct benefit between the amount of heat energy...
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he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and a nobel peace prize winner. . >> ifill: thank you for joinings us. you called egypt to reject the -- what's recan to how it turned out? >> it is going to pass but it's a sad day in my view for egypt because it is going to institutionalize stability, very polarizing charter, defines a lot of the basic human value like treatment woman of religion, freedom of expression, so i'm not sure that this is the way forward. however, we would have to take it from there and i think that we treat that constitution try to get another assembly to work, that is not polarizing but establish a consensus among the two divided fraction of the society. right now we have educated middle class on one camp and the so-called islamists and majority of the illiterate part on the other side. that's not the way we expected after the uprising. we need a charter that unifies people that not talking about controversial issues like role, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of worship but talk about science, technology, health care, th
he is the former head of the international atomic energy agency and a nobel peace prize winner. . >> ifill: thank you for joinings us. you called egypt to reject the -- what's recan to how it turned out? >> it is going to pass but it's a sad day in my view for egypt because it is going to institutionalize stability, very polarizing charter, defines a lot of the basic human value like treatment woman of religion, freedom of expression, so i'm not sure that this is the way forward....
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there's a lot of energy among this paul movement. but when the republicans say that they're trying to do a lot of outreach to younger people they're really making a point to show kids, for example, mitt romney sons that are out there on the campaign trail aate low. they're trying to take that message. what they're doing at the convention is trying to make it more open to social media, making sure it's not people home with television, they're watching in all other kinds of ways as well >> ifill: the former governor of this state florida announced today, he was a republican once upon a time, he's endorsing and speaking at the democratic national convention >> you have each convention has their flipper, if you will. you have archer davis, a former democrat, will be speaking here this week. then obviously the former governor of florida. what's interesting about this is one of the reasons that he is not a senator from florida today because he embraced president obama physically literally and figuratively with the stimulus program in 2009.
there's a lot of energy among this paul movement. but when the republicans say that they're trying to do a lot of outreach to younger people they're really making a point to show kids, for example, mitt romney sons that are out there on the campaign trail aate low. they're trying to take that message. what they're doing at the convention is trying to make it more open to social media, making sure it's not people home with television, they're watching in all other kinds of ways as well >>...
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energy is huge in the state and huge if the race. >> ifill: thanks for correcting me on the candidate's name. i called him something else but it's rick berg. gled let's move to arizona,nd that's also very tight in a a state which hasn't elected a democrat to the senate in house long? >> it's because, you know, this is a surprise retirement with senator keil, and i don't think republicans were expecting defend here. but this is a close race. what we're looking at there is carmo had his own debate gaffe where he basically insulted cnn's can crowley,n even though she wasn't in the room at the time. i mean, at best it was a crude remark, and we're seeing whether it was-- it will have further ramifications. it's a close race, butce jeff flake went through a late republican primary, piled up a lot of negatives from his opponent spending millions of dollars against him, and it looked like flake will have the advantage there, but it's very close, and republicans can't afford to lose their own seats if they want to take over enough democratic seats in order to win back the majority. >> ifill: th
energy is huge in the state and huge if the race. >> ifill: thanks for correcting me on the candidate's name. i called him something else but it's rick berg. gled let's move to arizona,nd that's also very tight in a a state which hasn't elected a democrat to the senate in house long? >> it's because, you know, this is a surprise retirement with senator keil, and i don't think republicans were expecting defend here. but this is a close race. what we're looking at there is carmo had...
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so we're seeing new terms called green energy instead of climate change because polls show people are skeptical and dubious of those motivations. they believe it's been overblown and it turns people off. >> suarez: joseph romm, why haven't we heard more about this topic during the national campaign? >> well, of course, mitt romney gets money from fossil fuel interests that'sne reon heon even opposes a clean energy tax credit for wind. obama, i think, is just misreading the polls entirely. the latest pollingt shows that - i think ken is right. when global warming becomes local that the public comes concerned about it. that's why the polls in the last two years have shown the public increasingly concerned and this is particularly true of independent voters also. they are i very concernry about their local pollution but also the extreme weather that they've been seeing. who could miss $14 billion extreme weather disasters in this country last year and over $7 this year. everyone sees the weather is going crazy and it's affecting them. it's not going to be affecting distant people in a di
so we're seeing new terms called green energy instead of climate change because polls show people are skeptical and dubious of those motivations. they believe it's been overblown and it turns people off. >> suarez: joseph romm, why haven't we heard more about this topic during the national campaign? >> well, of course, mitt romney gets money from fossil fuel interests that'sne reon heon even opposes a clean energy tax credit for wind. obama, i think, is just misreading the polls...
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as all watch and listen to the noise, the energy, and the competing visions of the political laboratory that is wisconsin today. you can find more on wisconsin's recall election, including some behind-the-scenes moments from my reporting trip on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: now, the supreme court rules in a case involving free speech, security and a former vice president. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: the court ruled unanimously today to shield two secret service agents from being sued on first amendment grounds by a colorado man arrested after he confronted then-vice president dick cheney in 2006. the man argued he'd been arrested because of critical remarks he made about the iraq war. harassment charges against him were ultimately dropped. in an eight-to-zero decision, the high court overturned an appeals court ruling allowing the lawsuit to go forward. to help us sort through this, we're joined by marcia coyle of the "national law journal." warner: what happened in this encounter between vice president cheney and this man involved? >> three secret service agent
as all watch and listen to the noise, the energy, and the competing visions of the political laboratory that is wisconsin today. you can find more on wisconsin's recall election, including some behind-the-scenes moments from my reporting trip on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: now, the supreme court rules in a case involving free speech, security and a former vice president. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: the court ruled unanimously today to shield two secret...
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the oil and energy specter run by state-owned company and telecom dominated by the world's richest man: pena nieto advisors concedes inviting more competition at home and investment from abroad will mean taking on corporate and labor pillars of the pre. >> i think that the pre can deal with some of the unions, for instance, better than the other political parties. >> warner: because? maybe only the pre can open the economy and get a tax reform. >> warner: but the tv tie con says faster economic growth isn't possible if the drug war continues raging in its current form. >> the leadership has been horrendously distracted by this war instead of thinking about jobs and investment and employment and education. we're always catching the next drug leader. >> warner: ordinary mexicans are also calling for a new approach in the drug war. at a saturday market in monterey, maria bellda said two people, one with a baby, were gunned down in her neighborhood just last week. >> there's something about the violence. i cannot go on like this. >> warner: other mexicans outside politics have joined the c
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and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in iowa. >> reporter: then there is the fight in plain sight-- the >> romney would jeopardize thousands of jobs and knock the wind out of iowa's economy. >> a prairie fire of debt is sweeping across the nation. >> reporter: the negative ads are on >> reporter: the negative ads on almost every channel, every night. >> i mean, it's almost-- the ads border on being vulgar. >> reporter: steve bump has run a fireplace business in the des moines suburbs for 38 years, he knows fall is when people think about snuggling up to a warm fire, and more important for him, when they make buying decisions. >> if i'm selling romance and entertainment with my product, and i am, i don't want that customer to have all these negative thoughts in their mind about this ad that preceded me. >> reporter: bump says superpac- funded political ads are clogging up the airwaves. those campaign ads push his commercials off primetime and all his ads now cost 25% more. >> i'm probably
and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in iowa. >> reporter: then there is the fight in plain sight-- the >> romney would jeopardize thousands of jobs and knock the wind out of iowa's economy. >> a prairie fire of debt is sweeping across the nation. >> reporter: the negative ads are on >> reporter: the negative ads on almost every channel, every night. >> i mean,...
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will be energy-independent. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
will be energy-independent. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made...
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is there a new energy to get this done one way or the other? >> well, i think speaking in terms of how we look at it, at department of homeland security and i think if the white house at large, we've been very committed from the first term to try to do something on emmigration reform. the hill was not able to take it up for a variety of reasons. but i think now there is a new willingness to take a look at this subject. it's always a tough sub. it has been historically. but we're at a period in our history where we have an opportunity to really create a 21st century immigration system that foster legal crossing, legal workers, that then allows us on the enforcement side, as i mentioned, to really focus on those who are here that are dangers to public safety and others. >> suarez: janet napolitano as secretary of homeland security, secretary, thanks for joining us. >> you bet. thank you. >> woodruff: later this week, ray will examine the state of the administration's new policy to stop deporting young immigrants who entered the country illegally
is there a new energy to get this done one way or the other? >> well, i think speaking in terms of how we look at it, at department of homeland security and i think if the white house at large, we've been very committed from the first term to try to do something on emmigration reform. the hill was not able to take it up for a variety of reasons. but i think now there is a new willingness to take a look at this subject. it's always a tough sub. it has been historically. but we're at a...
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it showed us the convention the way most delegates see it, and it captured the energy in the room during the big speechs. everyone wanted the picture. >> slightly. >> but as much as the conversations on hat-cam were about the gadget, people began forgetting about the camera and they opened up about their families and their beliefs. this week, hat-cam is bringing another perspective to events at the democratic national convention in charlotte. >> you can follow the hatcam's adventures on our web site. >> ifill: you can watch all six live stream channels, including the hat-cam, on our home page, including a feed in spanish and the view we have of the convention floor right now here from our skybox. >> woodruff: it's a fast-moving hat-cam. also on our web site, you can watch congressman den i kucinich take our pew quiz. congressman dennis kucinich take our pew research center political party i.d. quiz. to take the test, answer just twelve questions on our home page. then, share the results with your friends. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: democrats made ready to nomi
it showed us the convention the way most delegates see it, and it captured the energy in the room during the big speechs. everyone wanted the picture. >> slightly. >> but as much as the conversations on hat-cam were about the gadget, people began forgetting about the camera and they opened up about their families and their beliefs. this week, hat-cam is bringing another perspective to events at the democratic national convention in charlotte. >> you can follow the hatcam's...
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organization they need >> our job as college democrats is to help create the motivation and excitement and energy about the president and make sure they're out knocking on doors and making phone calls. on campuses across the country college democrat are having their first chapter meeting and students are in lectured halls screaming for president obama. talking about the president's accomplishments and registering as many of your friends as you can is part of what will help us win in november. >> suarez: recent polls show mitt romney grabbing 40% of young voters. still trailing the president but substantially cutting into the huge obama lead of 2008. >> ifill: we've been talking with youngg and not so young delegates here. >> woodruff: hari has been talking with young and not so young delegates here. you can see those interviews online, including one with a father and his college-age son from colorado. >> woodruff: and we go back to ray on the convention floor. >> suarez: i'm down here on the floor with stephanie who runs emily's list. it's a name that's very familiar with political people and wom
organization they need >> our job as college democrats is to help create the motivation and excitement and energy about the president and make sure they're out knocking on doors and making phone calls. on campuses across the country college democrat are having their first chapter meeting and students are in lectured halls screaming for president obama. talking about the president's accomplishments and registering as many of your friends as you can is part of what will help us win in...
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and you have to commit time and energy in a 20-year cycle. you have to view it that way. >> ifill: you have said this, jeb bush has said this, john mccain said this, yet the party platform uses hot-button trigger terms like "illegal aliens "and calls for self-deportation. and that seems to be a gateway issue for a locht latino voters, once you say we don't want to allow our children, for instance, to stay in this country as the dream act would do, this is a probable for them. >> it's a gateway community because the hispanic community, immigration is not a theor. you know someone, you love someone, you work with someone being impacted by an immigration problem. i want the republicans to be a pro legal immigration to celebrate it as part of our future growth and development as a nation. we have an illegal immigration problem and many are frustrated by it glif including many latinos. >> certainly. if you live in a border state, you're going to be impacted by the negativees of illegal immigration as well. the question is what do you do about it,
and you have to commit time and energy in a 20-year cycle. you have to view it that way. >> ifill: you have said this, jeb bush has said this, john mccain said this, yet the party platform uses hot-button trigger terms like "illegal aliens "and calls for self-deportation. and that seems to be a gateway issue for a locht latino voters, once you say we don't want to allow our children, for instance, to stay in this country as the dream act would do, this is a probable for them....
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. >> reporter: today, on capitol hill, members of the house energy and commerce committee had their first chance to question the f.d.a. lawmakers wanted to know how the f.d.a. knew of problems at the pharmacy as early as 2002 but took no action. the agency later issued a warning letter in 2006 but again no tougher action was taken, either. >> after a tragedy like this, the first question we all ask is: could this have been prevented? after an examination of the documents produced by the massachusetts board of pharmacy and the f.d.a., the answer here appears to be yes. >> reporter: some experts contend the f.d.a. already has the authority to regulate large compounding pharmacies. but in her first public remarks today, f.d.a. commissioner dr. peggy hamburg said her agency needs more power. dr. hamburg proposed a two-tier system where smaller, more traditional pharmacies are regulated by the state. larger pharmacies of all kinds would be overseen by the f.d.a. >> the fact that we have unclear, limited and contested authorities and ambiguities in the law, and a crazy quilt of legal authority
. >> reporter: today, on capitol hill, members of the house energy and commerce committee had their first chance to question the f.d.a. lawmakers wanted to know how the f.d.a. knew of problems at the pharmacy as early as 2002 but took no action. the agency later issued a warning letter in 2006 but again no tougher action was taken, either. >> after a tragedy like this, the first question we all ask is: could this have been prevented? after an examination of the documents produced by...
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hard for workers to get raise, and because over different periods we've had increases, particularly in energy prices displarg are the-- is it the new jobs that are being created that are particularly low wage, or are wages depressed throughout? >> we don't want to overstate the extent to which the new jobs that are being created are low wage. there are some higher wage jobs being created. look at the unemployment rate for college graduate. it's still only 4%. there are good jobs, high-wage jobs being created in the economy. but the full mix of jobs is not skewed toward high-wage jobs. if anything, there are some high-wage jobs. there are a whole bunch of low-wage jobs, and there are not as many middle wage jobs as there used to be, in part, because manufacturing is-- is, again, having a hard time displar.>> warner: the poverty s at near record levels but it remained flat. >> the poverty rate is tough to deal with. on the one hand, poverty in this country arguably does not get enough attention and the middle class arguably gets too much attention from those of us in the media. you want to use
hard for workers to get raise, and because over different periods we've had increases, particularly in energy prices displarg are the-- is it the new jobs that are being created that are particularly low wage, or are wages depressed throughout? >> we don't want to overstate the extent to which the new jobs that are being created are low wage. there are some higher wage jobs being created. look at the unemployment rate for college graduate. it's still only 4%. there are good jobs,...
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obama folk were doing, and they did not have the resources or the mappower or, frankly, the time and energy to devote to trying to catch up. they thought they could lock down this primary nomination by the end of january or early february and what end up happening is they played the sort of extended game of whack-a-mole where a different candidate came up every month and it wasn't until the end of april that they secured the nomination and at that point the romney campaign was pretty much broke. his image was battered by the nominating battle where he lurched to the right on a number of issues and he was in a bad position to take on the obama machine. they began to try to assemble a ground game and started raising money but even up until the end of the election this month, they didn't catch up displood in just a very little time we have left, carol leigh what, would you say the obama folks said made the difference? the front-end spending that allowed them to soften romney up ahead of going into the republican convention, and they caught some breaks, too. if you remember, romney's 47% tape c
obama folk were doing, and they did not have the resources or the mappower or, frankly, the time and energy to devote to trying to catch up. they thought they could lock down this primary nomination by the end of january or early february and what end up happening is they played the sort of extended game of whack-a-mole where a different candidate came up every month and it wasn't until the end of april that they secured the nomination and at that point the romney campaign was pretty much...